Tapa Cloth

Possibly Samoan

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Caption

Possibly Samoan. Tapa Cloth, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 55 7/8 x 50 3/8 in. (142 x 128 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2230.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Tapa Cloth

Date

late 19th century

Geography

Possible place made: Samoa, Possible place made: Austral Islands, French Polynesia, Possible place made: Cook Islands

Medium

Barkcloth, pigment

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

55 7/8 x 50 3/8 in. (142 x 128 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Appleton Sturgis

Accession Number

35.2230

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